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What makes a great riff? You may not think it a controversial subject, but a
white-hot debate on the letters page of The Times suggested
otherwise. It was sparked by a
review of Monday night’s Paul McCartney concert in London where I
concluded that The Beatles’ Day Tripper had the best guitar
riff of all time.

Uproar duly ensued and pronouncements on the best riffs came flooding in,
sparking a debate well beyond the letters page. No lesser rock gods than
Keith Richards and Noel Gallagher have had their say.